REVEALED: The faces and drug deals of the dark side of Cairns’ clubbing scene ...
THE dark side of Cairns’ party scene has been revealed in court, with five drug runners sentenced for selling hundreds of pills at nightclubs. Heavy traffic: Maitland Shannon Chitty (left) and Corey Stephen Elgers Larkin (right) were among the five drug runners sentenced at Cairns yesterday,
All five men, ranging in age from 19 to 46, were nabbed in operation Foxtrot Size, where an undercover police officer approached dealers in nightclubs asking for drugs. More than 30 people were arrested in the sting. The first to be sentenced in Cairns Supreme Court yesterday, 28-year-old Adrian Graham Koch, pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying ecstasy and two of supplying methamphetamine.
The court heard Koch organised to buy $1000 worth of ecstasy pills, supplying $ 600 worth to the covert police officer.
He also introduced the officer to his supplier and told him he had given a waitress methamphetamine and watched her inject it.
Koch was sentenced to two years’ jail, but walked out of court on immediate parole.
Maitland Shannon Chitty, 19, pleaded guilty to charges including supplying cannabis, producing cannabis and supplying 100 ecstasy tablets to undercover police.
Crown prosecutor Michael Connolly said Chitty told police that he had many dealers and went on to boast about the quality of his drugs.
He was also sentenced to two years’ jail with immediate parole.
Next was Ty William Jenkin, who supplied the undercover officer with $ 9000 worth of drugs including 340 ecstasy pills and 100 tabs of LSD acid.
He told the officer he was well-known in the party scene and had a number of customers.
The extent of his involvement in the sale of drugs saw him jailed for four months of a threeyear sentence.
Cory Stephen Elgers Larkin, 22, who admitted to trafficking ecstasy for nine months and supplying speed and LSD to the covert officer, walked out of court on immediate parole.
Justice Stanley Jones said there were exceptional circumstances in Elgers Larkin’s case because he admitted to a crime that was not uncovered by police.
Finally, middleman and career drug dealer David Michael Reid, 46, pleaded guilty to trafficking speed and ecstasy and producing speed.
The court heard his trafficking took place over a 15-month period and he was involved in supplying Koch and another smaller dealer who was caught in the operation.
His fingerprints were also found on equipment used to produce speed.
He has spent the past year in custody and will not be eligible for parole until June 2010.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Meeting with the Magistrate
Meeting with the Magistrate to discuss issues relating to repeat offenders
And conduct towards the female staff in the courtroom
Our meeting was productive in some way at least we will have a police officer at the court when the female prosecutor is present Gale was concerned about the prosecutors safety
This issue and further action will be discussed at the 01.12.2008 meeting
And conduct towards the female staff in the courtroom
Our meeting was productive in some way at least we will have a police officer at the court when the female prosecutor is present Gale was concerned about the prosecutors safety
This issue and further action will be discussed at the 01.12.2008 meeting
Opposition wrong on Boot Camps
Minister for Police, Corrective Services and SportThe Honourable Judy Spence16/11/2008
Opposition wrong on Boot Camps
Opposition wrong on Boot Camps.
The Opposition has got it wrong on their push for Boot Camps, Police and Corrective Services Minister Judy Spence said today.
"The Opposition's continual reliance on tired, old and outdated ideas such as boot camps for juveniles demonstrates just how out of touch Lawrence Springborg and the Liberal National Party are on law and order policy".
"The Opposition's criticism of the options available for policing of juveniles under the Juvenile Justice Act further shows his complete lack of understanding", Ms Spence said.
"The problem with the boot camp experiment is that it puts young juveniles with criminal tendencies together with other juveniles with criminal tendencies and they learn from each other.
"We do not get good outcomes from juveniles who are sent to detention for the same reasons". Ms Spence said.
Ms Spence said, "That is why we put so much money and energy into diversionary schemes such as youth justice conferencing where juveniles sit face to face with their victims and apologise and come to agreement about how they might make restitution".
"It's also why we put so much money into juvenile justice organisations who supervise juveniles on community service orders", said Ms Spence.
"We are the only state in Australia that has seventeen year olds in adult prisons".
"While the boot camp concept on the face of it sounds attractive, international research shows that it just does not produce good outcomes".
"Police are best equipped to make assessments on whether cautioning, juvenile justice conferencing or charging a juvenile is the best option for both the victim as well as the offender", Ms Spence said.
"I have spoken to many victims of juvenile crime who appreciate having the option of juvenile justice conferencing and of sitting down and talking to a juvenile about how the crime has affected the victim and what the juvenile can do to make amends for their crime, even for serious crime such as arson and wilful damage, as the juveniles are forced to confront their victims", Ms Spence said.
Opposition wrong on Boot Camps
Opposition wrong on Boot Camps.
The Opposition has got it wrong on their push for Boot Camps, Police and Corrective Services Minister Judy Spence said today.
"The Opposition's continual reliance on tired, old and outdated ideas such as boot camps for juveniles demonstrates just how out of touch Lawrence Springborg and the Liberal National Party are on law and order policy".
"The Opposition's criticism of the options available for policing of juveniles under the Juvenile Justice Act further shows his complete lack of understanding", Ms Spence said.
"The problem with the boot camp experiment is that it puts young juveniles with criminal tendencies together with other juveniles with criminal tendencies and they learn from each other.
"We do not get good outcomes from juveniles who are sent to detention for the same reasons". Ms Spence said.
Ms Spence said, "That is why we put so much money and energy into diversionary schemes such as youth justice conferencing where juveniles sit face to face with their victims and apologise and come to agreement about how they might make restitution".
"It's also why we put so much money into juvenile justice organisations who supervise juveniles on community service orders", said Ms Spence.
"We are the only state in Australia that has seventeen year olds in adult prisons".
"While the boot camp concept on the face of it sounds attractive, international research shows that it just does not produce good outcomes".
"Police are best equipped to make assessments on whether cautioning, juvenile justice conferencing or charging a juvenile is the best option for both the victim as well as the offender", Ms Spence said.
"I have spoken to many victims of juvenile crime who appreciate having the option of juvenile justice conferencing and of sitting down and talking to a juvenile about how the crime has affected the victim and what the juvenile can do to make amends for their crime, even for serious crime such as arson and wilful damage, as the juveniles are forced to confront their victims", Ms Spence said.
Mr Mike Keating
BURDEKIN COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP AGAINST CRIME
Date
Mr Mike Keating
The Acting Assistance Commissioner
P.O. Box 3737
Hermit Park. 4812
Dear Sir,
It has come to the attention of this group that the northern region police management has made comments in regards to the perception of the reason behind the recent march by concerned members of the public. It is believed that comments are to the effect that the street march was a protest against the police based in the Burdekin Region.
This group would like to dispel these perceptions as it is an injustice to the people that participated in this march if this is what police management is interpreting.
We would like to point out that in all news releases we believe everything has been in a positive manner and supportive of Ayr Police Station and its members. Some of our main objectives are to strengthening police presence in the district and to ensure the enforcement of stronger laws and harsher punishment by the Courts to deter reoffenders. This would certainly hope to help Police in the future.
In regards to Police and community working together to combat violent crimes and antisocial behavior, the truth of the matter is that our group supports the Police wholeheartedly.
Yours sincerely
Kel Bunyan
President
Date
Mr Mike Keating
The Acting Assistance Commissioner
P.O. Box 3737
Hermit Park. 4812
Dear Sir,
It has come to the attention of this group that the northern region police management has made comments in regards to the perception of the reason behind the recent march by concerned members of the public. It is believed that comments are to the effect that the street march was a protest against the police based in the Burdekin Region.
This group would like to dispel these perceptions as it is an injustice to the people that participated in this march if this is what police management is interpreting.
We would like to point out that in all news releases we believe everything has been in a positive manner and supportive of Ayr Police Station and its members. Some of our main objectives are to strengthening police presence in the district and to ensure the enforcement of stronger laws and harsher punishment by the Courts to deter reoffenders. This would certainly hope to help Police in the future.
In regards to Police and community working together to combat violent crimes and antisocial behavior, the truth of the matter is that our group supports the Police wholeheartedly.
Yours sincerely
Kel Bunyan
President
Queens Hotel Incident
Hello All, I spoke to ---- from the Queens Hotel about the incident on
Saturday night he is happy for us to view the footage however we can not
have a copy due to some legal stuff.
He is very upset with this family and he is very concerned at the ferocity
of the attack.
He is taking it further legally and also meeting with -----
He has a library of footage of these respondents at different dates.
If you want to view this footage can you let me know and i will arrange a
time after normal working hours he is keen to show it to us.
He had many other words to describe the incident.
Saturday night he is happy for us to view the footage however we can not
have a copy due to some legal stuff.
He is very upset with this family and he is very concerned at the ferocity
of the attack.
He is taking it further legally and also meeting with -----
He has a library of footage of these respondents at different dates.
If you want to view this footage can you let me know and i will arrange a
time after normal working hours he is keen to show it to us.
He had many other words to describe the incident.
Crime Prevention education
Action group plans crime prevention education
The Burdekin community is planning a crime prevention education campaign as part of its stand against crime in the region.
Action Group Against Crime president Kel Bunyan says it needs to get the message out on how to boost home security as well as procedures for reporting a crime.
Mr Bunyan says the group is writing to the regional police Assistant Commissioner requesting police numbers be increased.
"We need to bridge the gap between the police and the community in the sense that the people in the community need to feel at ease when they do report a crime to the police and not have the stigma to say, 'well it's them and us' or anything like that," he said.
"The police are there to assist the community in every case of someone breaking the law."
The Burdekin community is planning a crime prevention education campaign as part of its stand against crime in the region.
Action Group Against Crime president Kel Bunyan says it needs to get the message out on how to boost home security as well as procedures for reporting a crime.
Mr Bunyan says the group is writing to the regional police Assistant Commissioner requesting police numbers be increased.
"We need to bridge the gap between the police and the community in the sense that the people in the community need to feel at ease when they do report a crime to the police and not have the stigma to say, 'well it's them and us' or anything like that," he said.
"The police are there to assist the community in every case of someone breaking the law."
Petition To State Parliment
To: The Honorable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the House concerns felt by Burdekin residents for their safety due to unlawful behavior by member of the public.
Your petitioners therefore request the House to support the Burdekin Community Action Group Against Crime in their efforts towards creating a safer community by:
Strengthening Police presence in the district;
Ensuring the enforcement of stronger laws and harsher punishment by the Courts to deter re offenders;
Providing assistance for strengthening our capacity to prevent crime in our community.
Principal Petitioner: Pierina Dalle Cort
The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the House concerns felt by Burdekin residents for their safety due to unlawful behavior by member of the public.
Your petitioners therefore request the House to support the Burdekin Community Action Group Against Crime in their efforts towards creating a safer community by:
Strengthening Police presence in the district;
Ensuring the enforcement of stronger laws and harsher punishment by the Courts to deter re offenders;
Providing assistance for strengthening our capacity to prevent crime in our community.
Principal Petitioner: Pierina Dalle Cort
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